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The definition of a litigant is a person who is involved in a lawsuit.

(noun)

A person who is suing his doctor for malpractice is an example of a litigant.

See litigant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Rare engaged in litigation

Origin: Fr < L litigans

noun

a party to a lawsuit

See litigant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A party engaged in a lawsuit.

adjective

Engaged in a lawsuit.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin lītigāns, lītigant-, a disputant

Origin: , from

Origin: present participle of lītigāre, to bring suit; see litigate

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